This is an excerpt from my book-in-progress. I am describing some volunteer work I did in Ecuador. All the children knew I was different, but some couldn’t quite grasp the concept. “Are you going to your country now?” one boy asked when I walked my bike out of the building, getting ready to leave

In the past decade the gay rights movement has made tremendous progress while race and gender equality have not moved nearly as much. The key is simplicity. The Gay Rights movement wants people to be treated equally regardless of sexual orientation. That’s it. It’s simple, and incredibly easy to get behind. In its transparency there